Diamonds in the dust

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

The full, expanded version of "Diamonds under African skies" first posted in that series as two Short Affair stories.

In a small diamond-producing state, Illya and Napoleon seek to put a stop to the corruption that Thrush is involved with.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/14251785

Comments

[threecee]

Very nice, especially the descriptive passages. The heat and dust were palpable and the food descriptions made me hungry. The interaction between Napoleon and Illya felt natural too.

[hypatia_66]

Hi
It's very nice to know that someone has enjoyed descriptions that one has spent time on. Thank you for saying so.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Very nice rewrite to make a smooth join, plus a better starting point for a single story.

[hypatia-66.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much. I cut too much to get the two parts to fit the Short Affair format, so it was nice to do the thing properly. Glad you liked it.